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Lausen

Municipality in the canton of Basel-Landschaft · FSO no. 2828

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’059 parcels in Lausen, covering 5.6 km². 66.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 498 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’059
1.6% of the canton
Total area
5.6 km²

1.1% of the canton

Median area
498 m²

Canton: 690 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
66.9%

Canton: 56.7%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1983

Canton: 1979

Switzerland: 1976

About Lausen

Lausen ranks 21st of 86 municipalities in the canton of Basel-Landschaft by number of parcels and holds 1.6% of the canton's parcels on 1.1% of its area. The median parcel in Lausen measures 498 m², smaller than the canton median of 690 m². Lausen is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 66.9% of its parcels have a building, against 56.7% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone W2 (38.1%), Wohnzone W1 (16.4%) and Landwirtschaftszone (unter Vorbehalt der dynamischen Waldgrenzen) (9.9%). In total, Lausen uses 33 zone designations.

According to the building register, Lausen has 2’160 buildings with 2’942 dwellings, 1.4 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (75.4%). Non-residential buildings account for 26.1% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (29% of them), and 24% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1983, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1979).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’377 (66.9%)Unbuilt: 682 (33.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone W27840.34 km²85.1%
Wohnzone W13380.19 km²86.4%
Landwirtschaftszone (unter Vorbehalt der dynamischen Waldgrenzen)2041.24 km²6.4%
Strasse innerhalb ZPS1570.19 km²3.2%
Wohn-/Geschäftszone WG2950.03 km²65.3%
Kernzone870.05 km²90.8%
Wohnzonen730.14 km²91.8%
Gewerbezone G2550.17 km²74.5%
Wald372.69 km²18.9%
Wohn-/Geschäftszone WG2-E300.02 km²90.0%
Zentrumszone290.03 km²86.2%
Strasse ausserhalb ZPS280.08 km²7.1%
Other zones (21 labels)1420.41 km²63.4%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’160 buildings with 2’942 dwellings here; 979 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’160
Dwellings
2’942
Single-family houses
979
Building volume
2.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential1’298
  • Mixed use31
  • Non-residential563
  • Other268

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 192074
  • 1920-194572
  • 1946-1960133
  • 1961-1980343
  • 1981-2000400
  • 2001-2010138
  • 2011-2020151
  • 2021 and later41
  • Unknown year25

Maps and geodata for Lausen

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